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古体诗

gǔ tǐ shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

古體詩 古体诗 [gu3 ti3 shi1] /a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line/

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Other forms in these source records: 古體詩

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 体
    tī

    used in 體己|体己[tī ji] / Taiwan pr. [tǐ]

    tǐ

    body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)

  • 诗
    shī

    poem / CL:首[shǒu] / poetry / verse

    Shī

    abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng], the Book of Songs

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